Thursday, February 25, 2010

They should test sentimental commercials out on schmucks like me.

I am what you might call a sucker. I get sucked into doing things for people because I feel bad, I fall prey to advertising campaigns galore, and you can find me crying on the couch about something or other most days of the week. Commercials, especially, usually leave me with soggy tear ducts. And, lately, I have spent many nights getting weepy over Olympic athletes standing on podiums, getting medals placed around their neck, and beaming with pride as their national anthem plays and their flag is raised. This isn't limited to athletes from my own country, by the way, but anywhere.

This commercial is like a perfect storm of Things That Make Me Cry, and I can hardly think about it without tearing up right now. The kids are absolutely adorable, they're working so hard and look like little tiny grownups (yes, this is part of the equation -- miniature things that look like bigger things), and it's about their moms loving them and always seeing them as lil guys. Cue my overactive emotions.

...wait. i think my joke may be inaccurate. was it the russians or the chinese that "allegedly" had an underage gymnast in the summer olympics?....i think it was Chinese, in which case the joke stands. HAZAA!